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The splinter bid is a favorite convention
among duplicate and tournament players.
But the auction presented is always a
cause for concern. Is 4 over 1 a
splinter? Or is it a natural call, a long
heart suit and a weak hand?

The jump to 4 over 1 as a natural bid
is quite useful, so we suggest you find
another way to splinter when you hold
shortness in hearts. One idea is to play
3NT as a splinter in the other major.
Another idea is to use delayed splinters,
where 3NT over 1 shows a splinter in
any suit, and opener then bids 4 if he
wants to ask where it is (responder then
bids the short suit, 4 or 4, or bids 4
with shortness in clubs).

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